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N. Texas Deputy Killed In Traffic Crash

by By The Associated Press

A sheriff's deputy in North Texas has died and authorities have arrested a repeat drunken driver for allegedly hitting him while he was directing traffic.

The Grayson County Sheriff's Office says Chad Christian Key was hit by a vehicle Saturday night while working near U.S. Highway 82 east of Sherman, northeast of Dallas. Authorities say the driver _ who was not immediately identified _ failed to stop. He was later arrested.

Key was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

The 42-year-old Key had been a patrol deputy for a little more than two months.

Authorities say the driver has two previous convictions for driving while intoxicated and was out on bond after being arrested again in August.